Maggie Sokolik, Ph.D. was born in Olympia, Washington. She is a writer/editor living in the Bay Area. She graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and received a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from UCLA.
I swear I just saw a tumbleweed blow by my door. The front office is locked, there’s a sign that says it’s no longer staffed. It’s a euphemism for, “Here is what layoffs look like. Hear the echo?” The classroom across the hallway sits unused. We need the space, but one of these days they’ll start demolishing it to construct administrative offices. I have no idea who will be in this ...